Brassiere



M. E. MOY

BRASSIERE Nov. 20, 1945.

Filed Dec. 16, 1942 .W aN k Patented Nov. 20, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,389,450 BRASSIERE Margaret E. Moy', Orange, N. J.

Application December 16, 1942, Serial No. 469,151

2 Claims.

This invention relates to ladies undergarments and more particularly to those of said class generally termed brassieres.

One of the common types of ladies undergarments employed as supports for breasts and for shaping the contour of the body for a considerable distance below the breasts has been on the market for a long time prior to this invention. Some of the disadvantages encountered in the use of said brassieres are as follows: On bending forward the rear portion thereof adjacent the back of the wearer at all times tends to ride or slide upwardly on the back and sometimes after bending over and then returning to upright position, the back portion of said brassire is out of position, with its bottom edge located materially above its normal line on the wearer thus distorting said brassiere, the wearers dress and being generally uncomfortable to the wearer. When this occurs, the wearer tries to shake down the bra'ssiere or to pull it down from the back. On bending backwardly and then to upright position or upon raising the arms and then lowering them to normal position, the entire brassiere or the front portion thereof tends tqride upwardly and in some cases the entire bottom portion or the front portion is out of position, with the bottom edge being located materially above its normal line on the wearer thus distorting the brassiere and consequently the shape of the dress, especially if it is form fitting, and generally being uncomfortable to the wearer. When this occurs, the wearer tries to shake down the brassire or pulls it down either in front or back or both.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a brassire in which the above disadvantages have been obviated.

Another object of this invention is to provide a brassiere which will not roll up either front or back, relative movement between the front and back may take place during movement of the body and the position of the back with respect to the front will be automatically adjusted to nor-' mal upon the body parts returning to their normal position, all of these being accomplished without any appreciable sacrifice of form fitting.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a novel manner of couplinga brassiere and an undergarment such as a girdle or corset.

These as well as other objects of this invention will be readily apparent from the following description and appended drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 represents a view illustrating the invention as worn, and further illustrating the man- Figure 4 is a view in front elevation of a brassiere embodying my invention.

As shown in the drawing, there is a brassiere I0 made of cloth and having a pair of breast pockets or supports II secured to each other at the upper part thereof by a narrow section or element I2. Also connecting said supports I I is a narrow section or element I3 extending downwardly materially below the lower portion of said supports II, Connected to said supports II at the lower ends thereof are a pair of sections or elements I4 and I5 depending therefrom, terminating at about the lower edge of said element I3 and cooperating therewith to form a front supportin section I6. Secured to the side edges of the support and element section I I and I4 and to the support and element section II and I5 are the respective body side elements or sections I! and IB extending the full length between the upper and lower edges thereof. Secured to the body side element I! and IB respectively are back sections I9 and 20. Shoulder straps 22 and 23 are respectively secured to the support and back II and I9 and to the support and back II and 20. Each strap 22 and 23 may consist of a resilient elastic V 24 secured to the support II, with the apex thereof secured to a cloth tape or strap 25 Whose other end is secured to a back element. The back I9 may have a plurality of hooks (not shown) secured thereto at the inside thereof and along the other free end thereof, and the back 20 may have a plurality of eyes (not shown) at the outside thereof and along the outer free end thereof.

According to this invention, a plurality, and as shown, preferably four straps 26, 21., 28 and 29 are secured to said brassire II) at the bottom edge thereof and depend therefrom. These I straps 26 to 29 are preferably fiat, thin and narrow, of two parts, of approximately the same length and generally identical in all respects.

They may be of other shapes and may be of tubular or other form. Each of these two part straps 26 to 29 consists of a resilient portion 30 and a cloth portion 3I which has a buttonhole disposed lengthwise therein. The portions 30 and 3| are of the same widthwise dimension and the length of the portion 30 is preferably less than that of the cloth portion 3| and about one-half that of said cloth portion. The free end of each of the resilient portions 30 is secured to the lowered end of the brassiere by stitching and these straps 26 to 29 depend therefrom, are approximately parallel to each other, with buttonhole containing end of each of said straps being free. These straps 25 to 29 are preferably arranged in the spacial relationship as shown, with the straps 26 and 27 being located on the front section I6 and near the outer extremity thereof. They are located approximately in a vertical line drawn through the center of the elastic Vs 24 and at right angles to the horizontal center line of the brassiere E0. The place of connection between the end of the resilient portion of each of the straps 2B and 21 and the front section I 6 of the brassiere it] is preferably spaced from the vertical center line of said front section 16, a distance equal to about one-twelfth to five-twelfths of the horizontal length of said front section It and as shown about two-twelfths of said distance. The straps 28 and 29 are preferably located on the respective back portions I 9 and 20 and at or close to the extremities thereof adjacent the respective side elements l1 and I8. Also in accordance with this invention is the provision of a pair of spaced loops 36 and 3'! on said undergarment such as a girdle at its upper end or materially below this upper edge. These loops are preferably located on a vertical line located about midway between the buttons 32 and 33 and the straps 26 to 29.

In use, the straps 26 and 28 are inserted through the respective loops 36 and 31 and their free ends are buttoned on the button 32 to lock them in position. In like manner, the straps 21 and 29 on the other side of the body of the wearer are inserted through the loops 36 and 31 and buttoned on the button 33 to lock them in position. When in operative position each of these straps 26 to 29 is in the shape of a V, with one of the upper ends of the arms of the V permanently connected to the brassiere IE5 at its lower part and its other upper end detachably connected to the brassiere In at the button 32 on that portion of the brassiere normally at a side of the user. As shown, the upper ends of each V are in a line around the body of the user, are materially spaced from each other, with one of said ends being adjacent a line between those parts of the brassire normally at the front and side of the user. These loops 26 to 29 when in operative position form a W shaped slip locking device located on each side of the body of the wearer which is normally covered by the arms of the wearer when in normal position. The W shaped slip locking device is substantially fiat against the body of the wearer and will not cause puckering or bulging of the dress of the wearer.

Said W shaped locking devices whose apices are slidably mounted in the loops 3B and 31 prevent the lower side portions I l and I8 at or close to the extremities thereof adjacent the back portions l 9 and 20 from creeping excessively. It is preferable that the points of connection between the straps 28 and 29 and the lower end of brassire It] be in vertical lines of said brassiere Ill and as shown at about the juncture between the side and the back portions. About intermediate the anchored ends of the straps 26 and 28 and the straps 21 and 29 are buttons 32 and 33 sewed on to the lower ends of the sides I! and I8. Generally an undergarment such as a girdle or corset 35 is worn in the manner shown in Figure 1. The undergarment 35 is disposed materially below the breasts of the wearer. The brassire embodying my invention is put in place and the breasts are inserted into the pockets II, the straps 2| and 22 are arranged on the shoulders as shown and the backs I9 and 20 are locked in position by the hooks and eyes to maintain the breasts in position and at the same time the front portion of the brassire from rolling and also allows the front part to move upwardly with respect to the back in the course of raising the shoulders or bending backwardly. When such motion occurs, the straps 23 to 29 simultaneously become extended slide in the loops" and when the body parts are returned to their normal positions the straps 26 to 29 again slide in said loops, said sliding action being aided b the resilient portions thereof. In this manner the brassiere attains its normal position on the body of the wearer without any discomfort or shaking down.

Although this invention has been described in detail, it is not to be limited to the exact construction shown and described because various modifications may be made within the spirit of this invention.

I claim:

1. The combination with a brassire, of a pair of straps at each side of the brassire, each pair of straps having corresponding ends thereof secured to the brassire adjacent the lower edge thereof with the straps normally depending therefrom in approximately parallel relation, each strap being provided with fastener means adjacent the free end thereof, and fastener means supported by the brassire adjacent the secured ends of the straps for joint co-operation with the fastener means on the free ends of the straps in the provision of a pair of adjacent loops for slidable engagement with respective loops on a garment disposed below the brassire, the loops being interengageable upon extension of the free ends of the straps through the loops of the lower garment prior to connection of the co-operating fastening means.

2. The combination with a brassiere, of a pair of straps at each side of the brassire, each pair of straps having corresponding ends thereof secured to the brassire adjacent the lower edge thereof with the straps normally depending therefrom in spaced parallel relation, each strap being provided with a fastener element adjacent the free end thereof, and a fastener element supported by the brassire intermediate the secured ends of the straps for joint co-operation with the fastener elements on the free ends of the straps in the provision of a pair of adjacent loops for 'slidable engagement with respective loops on a garment disposed below the brassiere, the loops being interengageable upon extension of the free ends of the straps through the loops of the lower garment prior to connection of the co-operating fastening elements.

MARGARET E. MOY. 

